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McAfee VirusScan On-Access Default Processes Policies must be configured to scan when writing to disk.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-14623 DTAM101 SV-55224r1_rule Medium
Description
Antivirus software is the most commonly used technical control for malware threat mitigation. Real-time scanning of files as they are written to disk is a crucial first line of defense from malware attacks.
STIG Date
McAfee VirusScan 8.8 Managed Client STIG 2016-06-30

Details

Check Text ( C-48815r2_chk )
From the ePO server console System Tree, select the Systems tab, select the asset to be checked, select Actions, select Agent, and select Modify Policies on a Single System. From the product pull down list, select VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0. Select from the Policy column the policy associated with the On-Access Default Processes Policies. Under the Scan Items tab, locate the "Scan files:" label. Ensure the "When writing to disk" option is selected.

Criteria: If the "When writing to disk" option is selected, this is not a finding.

On the client machine, use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\Software\McAfee\ (32-bit)
HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\McAfee\ (64-bit)
SystemCore\VSCore\On Access Scanner\McShield\Configuration\Default

Criteria: If the value bScanIncoming is 1, this is not a finding. If the value is 0, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-48079r2_fix)
From the ePO server console System Tree, select the Systems tab, select the asset to be checked, select Actions, select Agent, and select Modify Policies on a Single System. From the product pull down list, select VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0. Select from the Policy column the policy associated with the On-Access Default Processes Policies. Under the Scan Items tab, locate the "Scan files:" label. Select the "When writing to disk" option. Select Save.